The Hawaiian gazette., 1887-10-11


The assets of the Interior Office have been
augmented by the possession of a rare piece
of naval architecture.
The Blue Ribbon League report good
meeting on Saturday night: an excellent
programme and good attendance.
The GAZETTE sanctum was favored last
night with visit from Mr.. d. III. Crowley of
= Kohala. Genial and Jolly as usual.
The Fort street bowling alley has been put
in thorough order, and is now open day and
evening for all who enjoy the exercise.
Two double effects we're put on board the
Likeljke last week from the Honolulu
IrcP NOrks, for the Kipahulu plantation.
The Rev. Dr. Beckwith, pastor elect of the
united Bethel and Fort-street churches, is
expected here By the steamer of the 18th.
The skeleton of whale lately captured on
Kauai will shortly be set up in Higgins
bowling alley, Fort street, for public exhi-
bition.
At meeting of the Board of Health held
Thursday, the project to establish branch
leper settlement at Kalalau, Kauai, was
abandoned
The steamer Waimanalo took an excursion
party on Sunday from the U. S. T. S. Van
dalia and the U. S. 5. Juniata to Ford's
island in Pearl River.
The Road Supervisor has gang at work
on Merchant street. The grade.of the street
will be raised from nine TO fifteen inches and
the surface metalled.
The police about 10 p m. Thursday made
descent on the Waikiki baths, capturing
Lao ma in and
several cases of liquor.
Mr.. Walter Hill, editor of the Bulletin, re-
turned from Pahala by the w. G. Hall. His
wife had been dangerously i'll, but was out
mi danger before he left.
The Woman's Board of Missions had
full and very interesting meeting Tuesday.
Letters from abroad were read one being
from Mrs. Rand of Ponape.
The new merchant tailoring establishment,
mentioned by this paper some days ago as in
prospect, is now advertised open by the pro-
prietors, Ii. Habermacher q Co.
Mr.. Frank J. Higgins reports that he is
getting on finely with his telegraphy class.
$50 OF the pupils are catching on to the
GyRfs and dashes like good fellows.
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Queen street Monday night week, was
decidedly musical. The source of the me-
lody that permeated the air was the band
playing at q birthday party at Mr.. Geo.
Engelhardt's.
Some of the Honolulu storekeepers whose
business is to feed the hungry and supply
@le wants of the thirsty say their trade
would be extremely dull, if the men of war
were not in port.
7. ABi died at o'clock Friday after
noon. The S71,0G0 paid for the opium
license which he did not get, preyed upon his
spirits and wrecked his health, with the
result above stated.
Godfreys revised Ready Reference and
Directory contains, in addition to contents
of first edition, the complete election returns
for the Kingdom. 1t is a handy work for
business men and politicians.
number of man-of-war's men from the
Nandalia are reported to have made race
track of Fort street, between Hotel and Bere-
tania, one evening, little before O'Clock.
Some funny maneuvers were executed.
Mr.. J. S. Webb, formerly Secretary in the
Foreign Office, was arrested about six p. m:
Thursday, on a charge of embezzlement OF
public funds. Messrs. Paul Neumann and
L. NJ. Hatch were retained as his counsel.
The Reformatory School lads, who had
been on the late training ship Kaimiloa,
early Wednesday morning marched up to the
school in a body, their band at the head OF
the procession waking up the sleepers along
the Palama road.
The preliminary examination of Mr.. Jos.
S. Webb, late Secretary to the Minister of
Foreign Affairs, which was to have been held
Friday morning before Chief Justice
nd Monday
noon, at O'Clock.
A broken-legged horse is reported to be
limping about the Esplanade. If the animal
is IA the condition described to our reporter,
hlsB Ener ought to be made limp back and
forth, for few days, between hard labor
:, and reef accommodations.
T. j. Vivian, correspondent of the New
York Herald, who was here at the revolution,
has lectured in San Francisco on Hawaiian
volcanoes. He remarked on native supersti-
ton still existing, even amongst the royalty,
with regard TO the mysteries of the volcano.
The Union of Churches meeting in the
yestry of Fort Street Church Thursday
was occupied in passing the Rules. The
draft submitted by the COMMITTEES was
adopted with some amendments Adjourned
TO meet at the call of the Executive Com
mittee.
Among the San Pablo's passengers, on
Saturday, we're MIR. Robert w. Wilcox, who
hss been several years absent at naval
academy in Italy. Alr. Wilcox's marriage
to an Italian lady several months past was
announced at the time. He brings his wife
home with him.
The Finance Department reports steady
income of receipts from bonds. Of the
$4,000 advertised for, there has been re-
oeived $4,000. The finances generally are
in healthy condition, the balance in the
Treasury being sufficient to meet all immedi-
ate requirements.
A beautiful sight of evenings is the night
blooming cereus at Oahu College grounds,
Punahou. IL is in full blossom, the thous-
ands OF flowers looking like snow banks.
Principal Merritt, who telephoned about the
rare sight the other evening, said he never
saw anything like it here.
Plans Of a new building for the Fire De-